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7/24/2019 Consumer preferences for electric vehicles: a literature review: Transport Reviews: Vol 37, No 3
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We mainly focus on studies applying the economic approach, while other studies are
also mentioned if their ndings highlight additional factors and relationships. Table 1
gives an overview of the studies reviewed.
All studies are based on SP (stated preference) data due to the lack of a large-scale
presence of EVs in the market. SP data is collected by choice experiments in which
respondents making one choice from given set of alternatives. Attribute values vary
between alternatives and can be hypothetical.
As for data analysis, the mainstream choice model has evolved: rst, most studies only
estimated the most basic MultiNomial logit (MNL) model (McFadden, 1974). However,
MNL assumes independence from irrelevant alternatives (IIAs), which does not hold in
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most cases. Thus, some studies used nested logit models to relax the restriction of IIA
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